diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 681bb6de6ff9..91c2efd22e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -1116,8 +1116,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_kmalloc_up_to);
 /*====================================================================*/
 /* Support for /proc/mtd */
 
-static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_mtd;
-
 static int mtd_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd;
@@ -1163,6 +1161,8 @@ static int __init mtd_bdi_init(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, const char *name)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_mtd;
+
 static int __init init_mtd(void)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -1183,9 +1183,8 @@ static int __init init_mtd(void)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_bdi3;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	proc_mtd = proc_create("mtd", 0, NULL, &mtd_proc_ops);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_bdi3:
@@ -1201,10 +1200,8 @@ static int __init init_mtd(void)
 
 static void __exit cleanup_mtd(void)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	if (proc_mtd)
-		remove_proc_entry( "mtd", NULL);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
+		remove_proc_entry("mtd", NULL);
 	class_unregister(&mtd_class);
 	bdi_destroy(&mtd_bdi_unmappable);
 	bdi_destroy(&mtd_bdi_ro_mappable);